Psaki on Trump Facebook Ban: ‘Unlikely’ the ‘Zebra Is Going To Change His Stripes’
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is not confident former President Donald Trump will “change his stripes” in time to be reinstated on Facebook after the platform announced it is suspending him for at least two…
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is not confident former President Donald Trump will “change his stripes” in time to be reinstated on Facebook after the platform announced it is suspending him for at least two years.
During a press briefing on Friday, a reporter asked Psaki if Facebook’s decision was a “reasonable consequence.”
Psaki explained it is a decision for Facebook to make, and the administration’s view is any platform that is disseminating information has “a responsibility to crack down on disinformation” and “false information.”
“As we look at it, we learned a lot from President Trump, the former president, over the last couple of years about his behavior and how he uses these platforms,” she said.
Psaki continued, “It feels pretty unlikely that the zebra’s going to change his stripes over the next two years. We’ll see.”
Watch part of the press briefing below:
The reporter then asked if the decision validates “what President Biden has repeatedly said about Mr. Trump which is that words matter?”